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Rihanna knows her fans aren't thrilled about the time she's spending with abusive ex-beau Chris Brown—but she doesn't much care. "I'm still going to do what I want to do," she says defiantly in a new interview in Elle. "I respect what other people have to say. The bottom line is that everyone thinks differently. People end up wasting their time on the blogs or whatever, ranting away, and that's all right. I don't hate them for it." The 24-year-old bombshell singer apparently doesn't set anyone straight about rumors that the two one-time lovers are collaborating more than just musically—but does say she "still needs to find the person who balances me out."

She even says the night Brown pummeled her black and blue (and was sentenced for it) was "liberating" because the public discovered the truth about what she was dealing with. "It gave me guns," she says of the attack. "I was like, well, eff, they know more about me than I want them to know. It's embarrassing. But that was my opening. That was my liberation, my moment of 'bring it.' I wanted people to know who I am. Whatever they take that to be, good or bad, I want them to know the truth."

Great. That liberates me from feeling sorry for her when he ends up killing her.

MDD

Apr 5, 2012 6:17 AM CDT

"The 24-year-old bombshell" WTF? She doesn’t even have any Boobs!

793tango

Apr 5, 2012 5:49 AM CDT

Yeah do what you want to do honey. But ya know what? If he beats you black and blue again your adoring fans won't be so sympathetic because you walked right back into it again. Reminds me of how many women were killed by abusive boyfriends and husbands. Until domestic violence laws were enacted if the victim didn't want to have the guy arrested the cops couldn't do anything. And so many women would say 'Don't arrest him. I love him.' even with blood streaming down their faces. I know of women who were hospitalized by abusive guys and they just went right back to them when they got out. Most of those women are dead now. With thse two I see another Whitney/Bobby about to happen.